Reading time: 2 mins Finally watched the first two episodes of series seven of THE BEST TV SHOW ON … TV!!! Yeah, Jack Bauer is back. I don’t watch a huge amount of TV, although part of me wishes I did as I tend to miss out on some of the conversations over lunch in the office, but if…
Reading time: < 1 min So far, in this year of two thousand and nine, I have posted to this blog everyday. But not today. Too tired, too busy and, you know what, quite happy not to be pushing myself to blog just because it’s another day. Just wanted to capture that thought before the day ends.
Reading time: 2 mins A quick reminder to those of you in the West of Scotland, there is an open meeting this evening to which you are invited. No agenda, just a chance to meet up with fellow technical writers. We are meeting at 7 p.m. in the offices of Sumerian in Glasgow city centre, at 19 Blythswood Square,…
Reading time: 2 mins I am fat (no, it’s not a photo you sickos, just a link to a previous post on this very topic). I am obese, overweight, chubby, big, heavy, and all the other words you associate with someone who is overweight (I’m discounting lardarse and fatso purely because no-one has ever had the gall to call…
Reading time: 4 mins How long is a piece of string? It’s a common question and one I’ve occasionally used in reply when asked “We are building this new thing. How long will it take to provide some documentation for it?” Estimating the amount of time it takes to write documentation is tricky as it relies on many differing,…
Reading time: 2 mins In case you don’t know, I work for a software company. I’ve always worked for software companies so I spend my entire day near or working on a computer. I do a lot of writing , both of content (my job is managing a team of technical writers, the people who write the software manuals…